Headrest

A wooden headrest, made in three pieces and painted a brown/yellow colour. It has a thick rectangular base with the central shaft at an angle instead of in a square form. The abacus and curve are one piece, the abacus is square, the curve is wider at the centre than at the ends. The pieces are attached by small tenons at the top and bottom of the shaft extending right through the abacus and base sections. CONDITION NOTE (1998): Surface loss, wood cracking/splitting, mould? surface loss, surface dirt.